Gelatin silver prints, to include "Marilyn Entering the Closet" (1952), "Marilyn Flirting" (1952), and "The True Marilyn" (1952), printed in 1981, each with Halsman/Marilyn hand stamp and numbering from edition of 250 to verso, all matted and presented in uniform white framing.

SS 12 1/2 x 7 in. (the first), 9 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (second and third); DOA 20 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. (two horizontal)

Vallarino Photo Foundation, LLC

Philippe Halsman is known for his photographs of Marilyn Monroe, as seen here, and those of Salvador Dalí, also offered in this auction. Halsman was a brilliant photographic portraitist who captured emotion and energy through what he called "psychological portraits." In 1952, LIFE Magazine hired Halsman to photograph Monroe in her Hollywood apartment. Rather than situating Monroe in static postures, Halsman worked with her through dialogue and interaction with her personal belongings and space to result in these intimate photos.

Two with slight waviness and sheets shifted in framing, otherwise good apparent condition; not examined out of frames.

$600 - 900